Sox and the City: A Fan's Love Affair with the White Sox from the Heartbreak of '67 to the Wizards...
- ISBN-10
- 1556526792
- ISBN-13
- 9781556526794
- Category
- Baseball fans
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Author
- Richard Roeper
Description
Over the last 40 years, Richard Roeper has attended White Sox games, watching as his team established a losing streak that was almost unparalleled in Major League Baseball history. In this account of what it was like to grow up a White Sox fan in a Cubs nation, Roeper covers the recent history of the organisation, from the heartbreak of 1967 and the South-Side Hit Men to the disco demolition and the magical 2005 season when they became world champions. Encapsulating what it means to be a baseball fan, root for the same sorry team no matter what, and find vindication, this history of the White Sox is flavoured with trivia; anecdotes about players, owners, and broadcasters; plus Roeper's own humorous and personal reminiscences.
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